About the Author
James S. Coleman was University Professor at the University of Chicago until his death in 1995. Barbara Schneider is co-director of the Alfred P. Sloan Center on Parents, Children, and Work, and is professor of sociology at the University of Chicago. She has co-authored a number of books including The Ambitious Generation and Transforming Schools. Stephen Plank is an associate research scientist and adjunct assistant professor at Johns Hopkins University. Kathryn S. Schiller is a visiting assistant professor at the University of Notre Dame . Roger Shouse is an assistant professor at Pennsylvania State University. Huayin Wang is a statistical analyst at R. J. Krumm and Associates. Seh-Ahn Lee is a postdoctoral research fellow at the University of Groningen, The Netherlands.